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he has the opportunity to turn whatever package gets done into the obama growth plan or the obama deficit reduction plan and own it and embrace it, and he's not doing that. it is very typical of his leadership. >> the president feels that's why he was re-elected, because this is exactly what he's been running on, this program that he's now proposing here. >> as maria pointed out earlier, he was at $800 billion in revenue. we could with get to a deal quickly. >> why are we so focused on taxes and revenue? let's focus on spending cuts. what's your take on where to cut? seth, moments ago you said, you know, you can't put a knife to some of these entitlement programs. so what are we trying to do here? are we trying to get our arms around the debt and deficits? are we trying to create jobs? what's the goal of this whole charade? >> both. i wouldn't call it a charade. in the near-term, we're trying to keep this recovery going. that's why the payroll tax holiday extension is so needed and the small amount of new investments and unemployment insurance in the president's offer. that has to be bala
he has the opportunity to turn whatever package gets done into the obama growth plan or the obama deficit reduction plan and own it and embrace it, and he's not doing that. it is very typical of his leadership. >> the president feels that's why he was re-elected, because this is exactly what he's been running on, this program that he's now proposing here. >> as maria pointed out earlier, he was at $800 billion in revenue. we could with get to a deal quickly. >> why are we so...
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. >> obama is going to a toy factory, correct, tomorrow? a toy factory during the holiday shopping season ahead of christmas. >> tomorrow he will be meeting with ceos including goldman sachs and some will meet with the president in person. the president is making the case that he is meeting with every constituency out there. >> thanks for that wrap up. do you think his assessment is right that the markets freaked out? >> i think in general if your catalyst is the u.s. government you should be generally freaking out. free market is not one that hangs on every whim and word of harry reid. at the end of the day there are multiple factors at work here. china hit a new low. we will talk about these things but i think it is multiple factors a at work beyond what somebody in washington says. >> this reminds me of when we had the european crisis or in 2008 when there was the vote on the tarp. i don't think we should overreact to this. if i learned anything from schoolhouse rock making a bill is like sausage making. you will have imaginations going
. >> obama is going to a toy factory, correct, tomorrow? a toy factory during the holiday shopping season ahead of christmas. >> tomorrow he will be meeting with ceos including goldman sachs and some will meet with the president in person. the president is making the case that he is meeting with every constituency out there. >> thanks for that wrap up. do you think his assessment is right that the markets freaked out? >> i think in general if your catalyst is the u.s....
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what you have in certainty is the obama health care bill and investment income taxes. what that means for everybody is that you're better off realizing gains on any stocks. i think apple is falling a lot because people have very big gains, and they'd rather capture those gains today at a rate that's lower than they -- >> so you know there are people out there for example selling the high yielders and dividend stocks. >> we know is there's a lot of tax realization. those dividend stocks have appreciated a lot in the last couple of years. so you have tax management. >> dan, what would you do right now? are you going to buy or sell here? >> we're certainly on the more negative side of things. with respect to the topic of the dividend payers, you can see since the election the top quintile of dividend payers have done terribly in relation to the rest of the market. the relationship is from the bottom left to the top right. if you don't pay a dividend, you are doing much better than if you do. >> you also have much appreciation in that time frame. i think we're going to see
what you have in certainty is the obama health care bill and investment income taxes. what that means for everybody is that you're better off realizing gains on any stocks. i think apple is falling a lot because people have very big gains, and they'd rather capture those gains today at a rate that's lower than they -- >> so you know there are people out there for example selling the high yielders and dividend stocks. >> we know is there's a lot of tax realization. those dividend...
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obama and mr. boehner? >> it depends on what the headlines are. so the president said the clear majority voted for a balanced approach. but there's a lot of debate about what that means. representative boehner i thought was much more into fighting words over there. listen to what he said. increasing the tax rates is the wrong approach to take. he said there was a stalemate in the talks with the white house. look at the dow industrials. we did move down around 25, 30 points as his comments came out. he said we're almost nowhere in the talks. sitting right near the lows for the day. if you look at the overall sectors that are moving today, pretty much balanced on either side. pretty much even on the balance-decline line. worries about higher taxes on dividend paying stocks seem to be -- >> lows for the day but not violent downstrokes here. >> i think the problem is we'll have trouble moving into positive territory at the close. a lot of concerns about headline risks over the weekend. we could be down 10, 15 on the s&p monday morning on something tha
obama and mr. boehner? >> it depends on what the headlines are. so the president said the clear majority voted for a balanced approach. but there's a lot of debate about what that means. representative boehner i thought was much more into fighting words over there. listen to what he said. increasing the tax rates is the wrong approach to take. he said there was a stalemate in the talks with the white house. look at the dow industrials. we did move down around 25, 30 points as his comments...
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. >>> and president obama meets with top u.s. lawmakers to begin budget talks as the fiscal cliff looms. both sides are digging in their heels on on tax hikes and spending hikes. against all of the political changes we're seeing today, first i want to show you the market action. stoxx 600 is sitting roughly flat, but we've seen interesting trading session where the nikkei really surging to the up side again today. more on that in a bit. take a look at what's happening across europe because after a couple of uglier days in the market, we're seeing something of a comeback now led by technology, retail stocks are also in the green, food and beverages, autos among the sectors dragging on the in-dek. we can take a closer look at the bourses. ibex is down. ftse 100 sam thing, so we'll keep an eye on all these levels as the show progresses this morning. the bond space is where we've been focusing our attention with spain and greece on. spain today seeing prices rise, yields coming down to 5.78%. italy seeing a bit of a rally, too. sello
. >>> and president obama meets with top u.s. lawmakers to begin budget talks as the fiscal cliff looms. both sides are digging in their heels on on tax hikes and spending hikes. against all of the political changes we're seeing today, first i want to show you the market action. stoxx 600 is sitting roughly flat, but we've seen interesting trading session where the nikkei really surging to the up side again today. more on that in a bit. take a look at what's happening across europe...
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the top rate going to go up to 44%, including obama care. i think these two companies are going to offer great opportunities at these levels with their valuations to investors in a marketplace. >> what's very interesting, keith isn't with us but one thing i know he wanted to talk about was why he wasn't going to recommend buying guess even though they had a special dividend. that's a very interesting situation where a company's fundamentals may not be up to snuff. when does the special dividend get in the way or fool people into buying something they ought not be buying? >> i'll tell you one thing. i think over the next 6 to 12 months investors are not going to be so keen to get involved in companies that have these dividend because they know what they're going to get taxed on. you're going to see a rotation going into muni bonds. in the short term i think it will be a benefit to investors to have these companies. over the longer term they'll have to rethink in terms of the companies that are issue is these special dividend. >> thank you, ap
the top rate going to go up to 44%, including obama care. i think these two companies are going to offer great opportunities at these levels with their valuations to investors in a marketplace. >> what's very interesting, keith isn't with us but one thing i know he wanted to talk about was why he wasn't going to recommend buying guess even though they had a special dividend. that's a very interesting situation where a company's fundamentals may not be up to snuff. when does the special...
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what's obama doing with this first offer, do you think? >> i'm not exactly sure because i don't understand the economic rationale behind it. look at the world that we are in. it is a 2% u.s. growth rate. it is not the 3% we are historically used to. look what's going on in europe. look what's going on in asia, the slowdown there. look at the context at which we want to take money out of the private sector. taxes by definition is contractionary. >> for a while i wondered in first term figured look, the president sooner or later will realize he needs jobs to get re-elected so will come onboard with pro-growth stuff and jobs he was able to, you know, to be re-elected at 7.9%. now you want a legacy that shows that you had a good economy and that you got the jobless rate down. so you are going -- i'm -- maybe there's just a disconnect between whether people that work for him really understand what generates economic growth and jobs and what doesn't. and -- i mean, we will transform society in a way that maybe is more positive for him, obama car
what's obama doing with this first offer, do you think? >> i'm not exactly sure because i don't understand the economic rationale behind it. look at the world that we are in. it is a 2% u.s. growth rate. it is not the 3% we are historically used to. look what's going on in europe. look what's going on in asia, the slowdown there. look at the context at which we want to take money out of the private sector. taxes by definition is contractionary. >> for a while i wondered in first...
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they'll remember barack obama. i don't understand how -- maybe this is just where everyone will be shocked and all of a sudden they'll meet somewhere oond he'll say fine, as long as you raise revenues. but i don't see it that way. >> where are you on the numbers some. >> i think 250,000 is too low. i think 500,000 or a million is more in order. the administration's consistently talked about the ultra wealthy and the millionaires. i think the notion me personally of millionaires paying more is fine. i think if it's done in the tone of constructive collaboration and everybody picks up an ore and rose for rez lose i'm fine. >> and where would you be on capital gains and dividends? >> that's a little bit stickier, but to your earlier point, around your buffett example, can capital gains go up a little bit and dividends? probably. do i think it has a material impact on capital deployment and investment, probably not. i think, joe, your point on the marginal tax rate, i think that is the key issue on the tax side. >> buf
they'll remember barack obama. i don't understand how -- maybe this is just where everyone will be shocked and all of a sudden they'll meet somewhere oond he'll say fine, as long as you raise revenues. but i don't see it that way. >> where are you on the numbers some. >> i think 250,000 is too low. i think 500,000 or a million is more in order. the administration's consistently talked about the ultra wealthy and the millionaires. i think the notion me personally of millionaires...
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geithner is president obama's lead negotiator in the budget talks. he'll first meet with harry reid at 10:00 followed by john boehner, eric cantor and paul ryan. geithner will lunch with mitch mcconnell and then he'll meet with house minority leader nancy pelosi. president obama is signaling he's flexible on where tax rate shoes go if the wealthiest americans. return to clinton era tax rates would have house holds playing between 36% to nearly 40%. the president met with a group of ceos wednesday. they offered support for resolving the fiscal cliff crisis with a proposal that includes higher taxes for those who make more than a quarter million dollars a year. >> at this point both sides have acknowledged that there is going to be revenue concessions and there will be entitlement concessions. in fact if you listen to it, again, i'm not a master of the political art here, but i would say if you have these point of views in the business context as close as they are, i would say a deal would be in reach. >> interesting. bill ford jr. agrees with blankfei
geithner is president obama's lead negotiator in the budget talks. he'll first meet with harry reid at 10:00 followed by john boehner, eric cantor and paul ryan. geithner will lunch with mitch mcconnell and then he'll meet with house minority leader nancy pelosi. president obama is signaling he's flexible on where tax rate shoes go if the wealthiest americans. return to clinton era tax rates would have house holds playing between 36% to nearly 40%. the president met with a group of ceos...
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president obama hopeful that it can be reached before christmas. eam eamon has more on this. >> for the past few days i've been on air explaining why markets are wrong to react to the washington boilerplate headlines. that's washington boilerplate but we did get some comments here last night in washington with lloyd blank fein and john harwood on air that i think are significant and will move the needle here on this deal. take a look at how lloyd blankfein said president obama explained it last night. >> the president was, you know, gave us a lot of time. he and the staff went through a very detailed plan of what the plan was for balancing the budget. devil in the details. there was a lot of details, and i would say i think there was a lot -- it was very credible. >> now, the political significance here of the head of goldman sachs calling the president's plan very credible is probably great news for the white house. it gives them the type of political cover they were look for from the ceo meeting. if you're a neutral person who doesn't care what t
president obama hopeful that it can be reached before christmas. eam eamon has more on this. >> for the past few days i've been on air explaining why markets are wrong to react to the washington boilerplate headlines. that's washington boilerplate but we did get some comments here last night in washington with lloyd blank fein and john harwood on air that i think are significant and will move the needle here on this deal. take a look at how lloyd blankfein said president obama explained...
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meantime today president obama will be meeting with small business leaders. at issue of course is the series of tax increases and spending cuts that kick in at the end of the year if congress doesn't act. >> there will come a point in time where we can't borrow anymore money and interest rates will sky rocket. >> cnbc's raise above campaign continues. we're asking who has the courage to rise above partisan politics and find a solution. among our guests, three men who understand washington, wall street and corporate america very well. we have the chairman of president george w. bush's council of economic adviser, ed lazear, roger altman, and real estate tycoon don peebles. but let's cover this morning's top headlines. >>> we do have a lot in the corporate headlines this morning including equity residential and avalon bay communities agreeing to buy archstone from lehman brothers holdings. the price tag, about $6.5 billion in cash and stock. the deal gives lehman cash to help pay its creditors as it liquidates. but it paid $22 billion for this company originall
meantime today president obama will be meeting with small business leaders. at issue of course is the series of tax increases and spending cuts that kick in at the end of the year if congress doesn't act. >> there will come a point in time where we can't borrow anymore money and interest rates will sky rocket. >> cnbc's raise above campaign continues. we're asking who has the courage to rise above partisan politics and find a solution. among our guests, three men who understand...
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he's known boehner for years and believes the speaker wants to make a deal with president obama to avoid the fiscal cliff, but he's seen washington's dysfunction and has his doubts. >> he's somewhat just like the president. it's time to do ahead and do your job. >> speaker boehner is secure enough in his own district that his constituents will give him a free hand to negotiate. his bigger challenge is pulling together republicans from districts across the country behind any deal he ultimately strikes with president obama. >> carl, that's not just john boehner's job. it's also the job of eric cantor, the majority leader the on the democratic seed, harry reid and chuck schumer have to pull their flock behind any potential deal struck. that's not easy getting 60 votes the in the senate and the majority of the house. >> rangling cats on both sides, john. the president meeting with business executives at the white house, going to pennsylvania this week to visit a small business. all theater, or is there something bigger going on? >> he's trying to put pressure on the congress and generate mor
he's known boehner for years and believes the speaker wants to make a deal with president obama to avoid the fiscal cliff, but he's seen washington's dysfunction and has his doubts. >> he's somewhat just like the president. it's time to do ahead and do your job. >> speaker boehner is secure enough in his own district that his constituents will give him a free hand to negotiate. his bigger challenge is pulling together republicans from districts across the country behind any deal he...
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and president obama fiercely defends his u.n. ambassador today after republicans threaten to block her possible nomination for secretary of state. rand paul joins us. tonight, we have late breaking developments in the petraeus scandal. first, we are just learning the name of the fbi agent who helped start the investigation that eventually led to the resignation of the nation's top spy. the name of the agent is frederick w. humphries ii. he's 47 years old. he was the investigator who first learned of a complaint from jill kelley that she received harassing e-mails. the government has taken away for now, the top security clearance of paula broadwell, the former mistress of david petraeus. this is after investigators found substantial classified information on her computer and the glaering question tonight is did broadwell's relationship with david petraeus give her access to these classified documents? "outfront" tonight, cnn national security contributor, fran townsend. she's also a member of the cia external add voizry committee
and president obama fiercely defends his u.n. ambassador today after republicans threaten to block her possible nomination for secretary of state. rand paul joins us. tonight, we have late breaking developments in the petraeus scandal. first, we are just learning the name of the fbi agent who helped start the investigation that eventually led to the resignation of the nation's top spy. the name of the agent is frederick w. humphries ii. he's 47 years old. he was the investigator who first...
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voters in their 30s is the group where obama did better. republicans need to realize that this is going to resonate throughout their political life times. now, you know, president obama mentioned gay peemt evople ever on every campaign stop. i don't think i heard mitt romney mention gay people. if you want to be comfortable with people, you have to start talking to people. let me give you factors that are huge. if you are married you are voting republican by 29 points. if you are single you voted democr democrat. huge issue religion. 17% of the americans told exit po polesters that they never go to church or synagogue. among those who go to church every week plus 19 republican. the cultural divide are turning the republican party into an older party that is a more church going party of married families and children. >> are you of the opinion that romney was too far center right? >> i think the problem with mitt romney is what time of the day or week he was. >> when you have a guy who agrees in the first debate, he actually agreed with barac
voters in their 30s is the group where obama did better. republicans need to realize that this is going to resonate throughout their political life times. now, you know, president obama mentioned gay peemt evople ever on every campaign stop. i don't think i heard mitt romney mention gay people. if you want to be comfortable with people, you have to start talking to people. let me give you factors that are huge. if you are married you are voting republican by 29 points. if you are single you...
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it looks how people like president obama and obama and how they're decisions end up affecting these guys on the outpost on the bottom of three steep mountains. one of the things that emerges is that mcchrystal and the aides are obsessed with the idea of a celebrity general as petraeus has become. if you read the press clips, petraeus was the savior of iraq and mcchrystal wanted to be that and there was this hubris that took over. >> and hence the biography that petraeus did which brought him down by putting him in contact with this woman. >> and they start to believe their own press clippings. >> and they start to play the media game which ends in tears, isn't it? >> well, we are a fickle bunch, aren't we, piers. one day we are nice to you and the next day we are not. general mcchrystal from the time he was appointed to the head of the forces in afghanistan is from the very moment of his confirmation hearing, he and the white house are in this back and forth and it is actually long before "rolling stone" story for him and his aides to backlash, but it is having deadly consequences for th
it looks how people like president obama and obama and how they're decisions end up affecting these guys on the outpost on the bottom of three steep mountains. one of the things that emerges is that mcchrystal and the aides are obsessed with the idea of a celebrity general as petraeus has become. if you read the press clips, petraeus was the savior of iraq and mcchrystal wanted to be that and there was this hubris that took over. >> and hence the biography that petraeus did which brought...
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president obama takes a second tour of superstorm sandy devastation today. he's heading to staten island. o. 100% new. ♪ 100% greek. 100% mmm... ♪ oh wow, that is mmm... ♪ in fact it's so mmm you might not believe it's a hundred calories. well ok then, new yoplait greek 100. it is so good. ♪ >>> the reason the terrible twos are so terrible is that at this age, children are just developing their independence. and they want some sense of control. unfortunately, the terrible twos may start as early as 1 1/2 or younger. and they last longer than three or four years. so terrible twos may actually be a misnomer. parents can help their child with the terrible twos by giving them a special script to work with. my turn, please. i don't want that. no thank you. once the child has a better vocabulary and can express his or her needs, then often the terrible twos will go away. give your child choices. . do you want to wear these shoes or these shoes, do you want to eat broccoli or carrots. that way they feel a little bit in control. >>> right now, president obam
president obama takes a second tour of superstorm sandy devastation today. he's heading to staten island. o. 100% new. ♪ 100% greek. 100% mmm... ♪ oh wow, that is mmm... ♪ in fact it's so mmm you might not believe it's a hundred calories. well ok then, new yoplait greek 100. it is so good. ♪ >>> the reason the terrible twos are so terrible is that at this age, children are just developing their independence. and they want some sense of control. unfortunately, the terrible twos...
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for president obama, what next? today markets took a nose dive because investors see what's coming and worried that washington simply cannot fix it. that's why we are here tonight again. in the speeches last night and the statements today, everyone president obama and mitt romney to the leaders in the building behind me all found ways of saying they get it, they understand the challenge and will rise to meet them. listen. >> we want our children to live in america that isn't burdened by debt and isn't weakened by inequality and isn't threatened by the destructive power of a warming planet. >> the nation as you know, is at a critical point. and at a time like this we can't risk partisan bickering and political posturing. >> if there is a mandate in yesterday's results, it's a mandate for us to find a way to work together on solutions to the challenges we all face as a nation. >> it's better to dance than to fight. it's better to work together. everything doesn't have to be a fight. >> well, tonight, what is next on t
for president obama, what next? today markets took a nose dive because investors see what's coming and worried that washington simply cannot fix it. that's why we are here tonight again. in the speeches last night and the statements today, everyone president obama and mitt romney to the leaders in the building behind me all found ways of saying they get it, they understand the challenge and will rise to meet them. listen. >> we want our children to live in america that isn't burdened by...
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>> let me tell you something, obama won this election and everybody back up and calm down, and obama won the election, because he has learned micro politicking and republicans are stuck on macro politicking. we are spending hundreds of millions on tv when people are getting the news from twitter and all of this stuff. we are not running a modern campaign. >> you're absolutely right. if being on the ground -- hang on now. you can respond but i want to say this before you respond. i think that what you say is right on, because being on the ground, everybody underestimated the obama ground campaign and the romney people were calling automatic phone calls saying, hey, we need you to pick up and support our campaign. the obama campaign had offices in the communities for years and i see that you have not voted. if you go and vote, we will take your name off or find a way to get you to the polls and vote and they were talking about gop tv and politics and i realized they were getting people to the polls and reaching people personally, al. >> right. let me say this, president obama received
>> let me tell you something, obama won this election and everybody back up and calm down, and obama won the election, because he has learned micro politicking and republicans are stuck on macro politicking. we are spending hundreds of millions on tv when people are getting the news from twitter and all of this stuff. we are not running a modern campaign. >> you're absolutely right. if being on the ground -- hang on now. you can respond but i want to say this before you respond. i...
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president obama will stay president obama. re-elected overnight. he'll remain the 44th president of the united states. as for the houses of congress, the house of respectives will remain in republican control and in the senate the democrats will keep the control there. the democrats could increase their governing margin in the senate. there are two races still too close to call, stay with us for that, but first soledad with market reaction. >>> thank you very much. let's go right to ali velshi and christine romans. >> you just heard from andrew stevens that asia was flat. asian markets have closed and european markets opened with u.s. stock futures up a little bit, but i wouldn't be surprised if they turned around. because this is what people expected. they expect what investors expect. they expected the president would be re-elected. >> we don't need a big distinguish here. barack obama is not bad for business. and democrats are not bad for the stock market. this socialist president got you a double in the stock market in the last four years. but
president obama will stay president obama. re-elected overnight. he'll remain the 44th president of the united states. as for the houses of congress, the house of respectives will remain in republican control and in the senate the democrats will keep the control there. the democrats could increase their governing margin in the senate. there are two races still too close to call, stay with us for that, but first soledad with market reaction. >>> thank you very much. let's go right to...
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i had 281 for obama. he predicted 303 for obama. right now he's hoping obama doesn't win florida so his number will stay the same. >> we've got to take a short break when we come back in just a moment we're going to talk about the asian market the reaction overnight to the president's re-election. we'll also talk about what wall street's going to be thinking. if we want to improve our schools... ... what should we invest in? maybe new buildings? what about updated equipment? they can help, but recent research shows... ... nothing transforms schools like investing in advanced teacher education. let's build a strong foundation. let's invest in our teachers so they can inspire our students. let's solve this. to volunteer to help those in need. when a twinge of back pain surprises him. morning starts in high spirits, but there's a growing pain in his lower back. as lines grow longer, his pain continues to linger. but after a long day of helping others, he gets some helpful advice. just two aleve have the strength to keep back pain away
i had 281 for obama. he predicted 303 for obama. right now he's hoping obama doesn't win florida so his number will stay the same. >> we've got to take a short break when we come back in just a moment we're going to talk about the asian market the reaction overnight to the president's re-election. we'll also talk about what wall street's going to be thinking. if we want to improve our schools... ... what should we invest in? maybe new buildings? what about updated equipment? they can...
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obama is completely right. i'm not a fan of mr. obama. i didn't vote for him, but he's completely right. it is arithmetic, not complex arithmetic, we have to get more money into the system. >> there were people that agreed with that approach, even though they didn't vote for him. maybe he was talking about you. patty murray had this to say about the looming fiscal cliff. let's listen in. >> i think the republicans have a decision today. they need to decide whether they're going to stay and protect the wealthiest americans from participating in this challenge that we have, and if they do that, then we have no other choice but to go into next year when all the bush tax cuts expire and start over. i don't want to do that. i don't think we should do that. but that's what they could force us to do. >> your response to that? >> i think we may very well have to do that and i don't understand for the life of me why the republican party, to which i have belonged for a lot longer than most of the people in congress, is so adamant about protecting t
obama is completely right. i'm not a fan of mr. obama. i didn't vote for him, but he's completely right. it is arithmetic, not complex arithmetic, we have to get more money into the system. >> there were people that agreed with that approach, even though they didn't vote for him. maybe he was talking about you. patty murray had this to say about the looming fiscal cliff. let's listen in. >> i think the republicans have a decision today. they need to decide whether they're going to...
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and the costs of obama care. why one restaurant owner says he's going to be adding to every customer's check to pay for it. hi, i just switched jobs, and i want to roll over my old 401(k) into a fidelity ira. man: okay, no problem. it's easy to get started; i can help you with the paperwork. um...this green line just appeared on my floor. yeah, that's fidelity helping you reach your financial goals. could you hold on a second? it's your money. roll over your old 401(k) into a fidelity ira and take control of your personal economy. this is going to be helpful. call or come in today. fidelity investments. turn here. 100% new. ♪ 100% greek. 100% mmm... ♪ oh wow, that is mmm... ♪ in fact it's so mmm you might not believe it's a hundred calories. well ok then, new yoplait greek 100. it is so good. ♪ it is so good. (child screaming underwater)... (underwater noises). >>> morning, welcome, everybody. could we be on the brink of a major conflict in the middle east? anti-israeli protests happening in jerusalem. ot
and the costs of obama care. why one restaurant owner says he's going to be adding to every customer's check to pay for it. hi, i just switched jobs, and i want to roll over my old 401(k) into a fidelity ira. man: okay, no problem. it's easy to get started; i can help you with the paperwork. um...this green line just appeared on my floor. yeah, that's fidelity helping you reach your financial goals. could you hold on a second? it's your money. roll over your old 401(k) into a fidelity ira and...
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that's the -- that, by the way is the best political obama. that's the guy who ran four years ago who said there's no red, no blue america. by the way, that's the one we saw last night. >> i want to bring in maria. what is that window the president has to reach out, and who is the one who should make the first play here in extending the olive branch? >> i think the president absolutely did that last night. he understands his win is not a mandate to ram down the throats of the american people whatever he wants. he understands that. in fact, i think he's always understood that. it is a mandate for people to come together. so i like what john boehner said. i hope that that is the mantel that republicans take on. because i also think that while last night wasn't a mandate to do whatever the president wanted, it was a mandate for him, i think, to follow the message of his campaign. which was, look. the government does have a positive role to play. and if you look at the coalition that won this presidency again for obama, that latinos, african-ameri
that's the -- that, by the way is the best political obama. that's the guy who ran four years ago who said there's no red, no blue america. by the way, that's the one we saw last night. >> i want to bring in maria. what is that window the president has to reach out, and who is the one who should make the first play here in extending the olive branch? >> i think the president absolutely did that last night. he understands his win is not a mandate to ram down the throats of the...
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president obama tells sandy victims he has their backs. the question for thousands of new yorkers still without power this morning is, will the president keep his word? wants . and you really don't want to pay more than you have to. only citi price rewind automatically searches for the lowest price. and if it finds one, you get refunded the difference. just use your citi card and register your purchase online. have a super sparkly day! ok. [ male announcer ] now all you need is a magic carriage. citi price rewind. buy now. save later. since ameriprise financial was founded back in 1894, they've been committed to putting clients first. helping generations through tough times. good times. never taking a bailout. there when you need them. helping millions of americans over the centuries. the strength of a global financial leader. the heart of a one-to-one relationship. together for your future. ♪ sven's home security gets the most rewards of any small business credit card! how does this thing work? oh, i like it! [ garth ] sven's small busi
president obama tells sandy victims he has their backs. the question for thousands of new yorkers still without power this morning is, will the president keep his word? wants . and you really don't want to pay more than you have to. only citi price rewind automatically searches for the lowest price. and if it finds one, you get refunded the difference. just use your citi card and register your purchase online. have a super sparkly day! ok. [ male announcer ] now all you need is a magic...
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he said he supports president obama but obama care didn't change things that much. we have a huge, looming issue. >> also parentsly he has pick for president, 2016. >> do we have to move on to the 2016 election already? parentally. we were talking about women and the importance he thinks women play in the u.s. economic recovery. he had a lot of opinions on that. and thinks we need more female lawmakers and then he had this to say. >> what about a female president? 2016. >> i hope so. i hope it's hillary clinton. >> you hope it's hillary clinton? >> sure. >> you supported both her and president obama in the 2008 race. what is it about hillary clinton that you like so much. >> i like what she believes in and i think she's extraordinarily able and energetic for that matter. in pushing those bullies. i don't see how you could have anybody better qualified. >> pretty ringing endorsement. >> early endorsement. >> early endorsement, absolutely, guys. >> poppy lar harlow, appreciate. >>> called out by the -- a millionaire on run in the middle of a murder investigation. spir
he said he supports president obama but obama care didn't change things that much. we have a huge, looming issue. >> also parentsly he has pick for president, 2016. >> do we have to move on to the 2016 election already? parentally. we were talking about women and the importance he thinks women play in the u.s. economic recovery. he had a lot of opinions on that. and thinks we need more female lawmakers and then he had this to say. >> what about a female president? 2016....
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is keeping president obama informed of what's taking place. our white house correspondent brianna keilar is at the white house watching all of this unfold. what is the president doing, brianna, about this really dangerous escalation in the region? >> reporter: wolf, officially the white house is condemning the violence. it's urging israel to not have civilian casualties while also walking the line of putting forth its long standing support for israel to defend itself. but behind the scenes there is urgent diplomacy underway. both on the part of president obama and dpoeks here at the white house and also secretary of state hillary clinton. the u.s. obviously doesn't have leverage with hamas, but it does have leverage with some countries that have leverage with hamas. turkey of course, egypt, qatar and because of that president obama today for instance called turkish prime minister to talk about this. two days ago he talked to egyptian president morsi in addition to talking to prime minister netanyahu. and egypt key of course because of its peac
is keeping president obama informed of what's taking place. our white house correspondent brianna keilar is at the white house watching all of this unfold. what is the president doing, brianna, about this really dangerous escalation in the region? >> reporter: wolf, officially the white house is condemning the violence. it's urging israel to not have civilian casualties while also walking the line of putting forth its long standing support for israel to defend itself. but behind the...
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challenge to obama care. cnn special election coverage continues right now with brooke baldwin and john king. ♪ signed, sealed delivered i'm yours ♪ >> what a night for this family, with victory in hand, four more years in the white house locked in, president obama prepares to head back to washington, where a hard fought campaign pales in comparison to the challenges that lie ahead. the nation is drawing closer and closer to the fiscal cliff. hello and good to see you here on this day after election day. i'm brooke baldwin at the cnn world headquarters in atlanta. >> i'm celebrating the day after. john king in washington. hey, brooke. >> good to see you. >> it is good to see you. talk on capitol hill is turning to compromise immediately after the election. listen here, the senate majority leader democrat harry reid. >> it is better to dance than to fight. it is better to work together. everything doesn't -- >> see what the house speaker john boehner has to say. he speaks live next hour. meantime, the bigg
challenge to obama care. cnn special election coverage continues right now with brooke baldwin and john king. ♪ signed, sealed delivered i'm yours ♪ >> what a night for this family, with victory in hand, four more years in the white house locked in, president obama prepares to head back to washington, where a hard fought campaign pales in comparison to the challenges that lie ahead. the nation is drawing closer and closer to the fiscal cliff. hello and good to see you here on this day...
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it seems like since obama was elected, it's clear what most americans want, meaning obama's tax plan. this from rob. the whole key to raising revenue is jobs. if you took all of the wealthiest americans' money, it wouldn't last more than a few months. please keep the conversation going. facebook.com/carolcnn, and thanks, as always, for your comments. [ male announcer ] research suggests cell health plays a key role throughout our lives. one a day men's 50+ is a complete multi-vitamin designed for men's health concerns as we age. it has more of 7 antioxidants to support cell health. one a day men's 50+. as part of a heart healthy diet. that's true. ...but you still have to go to the gym. ♪ the one and only, cheerios who have used androgel 1%, there's big news. presenting androgel 1.62%. both are used to treat men with low testosterone. androgel 1.62% is from the makers of the number one prescribed testosterone replacement therapy. it raises your testosterone levels, and... is concentrated, so you could use less gel. and with androgel 1.62%, you can save on your monthly prescription.
it seems like since obama was elected, it's clear what most americans want, meaning obama's tax plan. this from rob. the whole key to raising revenue is jobs. if you took all of the wealthiest americans' money, it wouldn't last more than a few months. please keep the conversation going. facebook.com/carolcnn, and thanks, as always, for your comments. [ male announcer ] research suggests cell health plays a key role throughout our lives. one a day men's 50+ is a complete multi-vitamin designed...
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and president obama in a feud with republican senators. >>> with his u.n. ambassador under fire, president obama drew a line in the sand today telling reporters that anyone who doesn't trust susan rice's handling of the benghazi attack should go after him, not her. republican senators are doing just that. here to talk about this dust up is the former u.n. ambassador bill richardson. he served during the clinton administration. governor, ambassador, i don't know what to call you anymore. thanks for coming in. >> nice to be with you, wolf. >> i'm going to play this clip, senator mccain, a man you know quite well, and the president arguing over susan rice. >> we will do whatever's necessary to block the nomination that's within our power as far as susan rice is concern. >> if senator mccain and senator graham and others want to go after somebody, they should go after me. and i'm happy to have that discussion with them. but for them to go after the u.n. ambassador who had nothing to do with benghazi and was simply making a presentation based on intelligence tha
and president obama in a feud with republican senators. >>> with his u.n. ambassador under fire, president obama drew a line in the sand today telling reporters that anyone who doesn't trust susan rice's handling of the benghazi attack should go after him, not her. republican senators are doing just that. here to talk about this dust up is the former u.n. ambassador bill richardson. he served during the clinton administration. governor, ambassador, i don't know what to call you...
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latino support for obama, 71%. romney, 26%. look at the african-american support for obama, 93%. romney, 6%. how do you change that? you are an african-american male. how do you change that? >> you have to engage the community. you cannot be afraid of the community. you have to go to the south side of chicago, go to detroit, go to harlem. talk about values. talk about conservative principles in a way that does two things, one, you're effective and, two, you're not insulting. they haven't been able to articulate the message without being insulting. i think moving forward you'll be able to see leaders do that extremely well. you'll continue to see hoerz that slip when it comes to this. >> richard, do you want to chime in on that? >> i would just say what lenny said and also to what former congressman gingrich said that it's more about meetings and it's about more than meetings and about more than engagement. republican party is going to have to change some of its policies to address these fundamental issues in this country and the changing, you know, the changing dem graphics in th
latino support for obama, 71%. romney, 26%. look at the african-american support for obama, 93%. romney, 6%. how do you change that? you are an african-american male. how do you change that? >> you have to engage the community. you cannot be afraid of the community. you have to go to the south side of chicago, go to detroit, go to harlem. talk about values. talk about conservative principles in a way that does two things, one, you're effective and, two, you're not insulting. they haven't...
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ceos were optimistic about their 90-minute meeting with president obama yesterday. walmart ceo mike duke in a statement urging a solution to the fiscal cliff. he says this, "our customers are working hard to adapt to the new normal, but their confidence is still very fragile. they're shopping for christmas now and they don't need uncertainty over a tax increase." and it's interesting, because insiders, inside the beltway, are starting to say, well, it's more like a slope, it's not a cliff. >> i think mike duke is right. it's a cliff. >> it's a cliff if you're going to get a tax increase in your first paycheck next year. it's a cliff if you're not going to get your payroll tax holiday, which is 20 bucks a month. it's a cliff if you're living paycheck to paycheck, which is what mike duke is saying. >> and if you're trying to decide, do i buy my kid a bike or not? >> and weapon don't know how the market would react if they push this a week or two weeks in. it's playing with fire. >> we'll keep talking about the fiscal cliff. because we're on day number 47 or something
ceos were optimistic about their 90-minute meeting with president obama yesterday. walmart ceo mike duke in a statement urging a solution to the fiscal cliff. he says this, "our customers are working hard to adapt to the new normal, but their confidence is still very fragile. they're shopping for christmas now and they don't need uncertainty over a tax increase." and it's interesting, because insiders, inside the beltway, are starting to say, well, it's more like a slope, it's not a...
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i don't understand why republicans don't take obama's offer. just freeze taxes for everyone below $250,000. making a million, really? >> reporter: he doesn't get a vote. bob corker does. >> we know there has to be revenues and i think, look. i haven't met a wealthy republican or democrat in tennessee that's not willing to contribute more as long as they know we have solved the problem. >> reporter: still, even if republicans agree to raise taxes on wealthy americans, there is still a big divide over how to do that. democrats pledge to let bush era tax rates for families making $250,000 or more expire at the end of the year. go from 35% to 39.6%. to get nearly a trillion dollars in deficit reduction. >> if someone can show another plan that doesn't do that, we look at it, we could look at it but no one's shown one. i think it's impossible. >> reporter: republicans say what they're open to is closing tax loopholes and eliminating some reductions. so far, the president and house speaker have gone out of their way to sound conciliatory and sources
i don't understand why republicans don't take obama's offer. just freeze taxes for everyone below $250,000. making a million, really? >> reporter: he doesn't get a vote. bob corker does. >> we know there has to be revenues and i think, look. i haven't met a wealthy republican or democrat in tennessee that's not willing to contribute more as long as they know we have solved the problem. >> reporter: still, even if republicans agree to raise taxes on wealthy americans, there is...
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obama. certainly the democrats are afraid of what romney might do, the tea party takeover. i think it feels so long because the -- you're not burning solar. you're not flying. you're burning diesel to get there. i think it's been tough. >> and you could ask, what is the effect of all of the negative advertising -- i would argue at this point, they kind of cancel each other out. people would rather watch bars than these ads. but over the summer, a huge amount of negative advertising which characterized mitt romney as out of touch, et cetera, and you could argue that that set the tone for this campaign. >> what i think is interesting now is i wonder if people haven't tuned all this stuff out, tuned out the pundit, tuned out the ads -- >> what? >> think about what you're saying. >> i think they may not even be listening to us. but i think people's pocketbooks may be talking to them now. you have some late improvement in the economy in terms of the housing market. i just can't imagine at this po
obama. certainly the democrats are afraid of what romney might do, the tea party takeover. i think it feels so long because the -- you're not burning solar. you're not flying. you're burning diesel to get there. i think it's been tough. >> and you could ask, what is the effect of all of the negative advertising -- i would argue at this point, they kind of cancel each other out. people would rather watch bars than these ads. but over the summer, a huge amount of negative advertising which...
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i don't understand why republicans don't take obama's offer? >> cnn's senior congressional correspondent dana bash is live for us in washington, d.c. what do you make of his comments? >> soledad, look, bill kristol is not an elected official. he doesn't get a vote. but he is a very influential gop voice here in washington. and around the country. and for him to tell republicans it wouldn't kill to them to agree to tax increases for millionaires. it's a big deal. and we heard some similar talk from republicans who do have a vote like senator bob corker. listen to this. >> i think there is a deal, once the yin and yang, we know there has to be revenues. look, i haven't met a wealthy republican or democrat in tennessee that's not willing to contribute more as long as they know we solve the problem. >> and, soledad, now for the but. the but is that sounds conciliatory, and it is but the two sides are still not close on how to cut a deal on any tax increases. for the most part republicans are still opposed to raising tax rates for the wealthiest ame
i don't understand why republicans don't take obama's offer? >> cnn's senior congressional correspondent dana bash is live for us in washington, d.c. what do you make of his comments? >> soledad, look, bill kristol is not an elected official. he doesn't get a vote. but he is a very influential gop voice here in washington. and around the country. and for him to tell republicans it wouldn't kill to them to agree to tax increases for millionaires. it's a big deal. and we heard some...
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leave as one of the most popular members of the obama administration. clinton talks about how she's been in the political spotlight for 20 years. and she wants her life back. fair enough. says she wants to sleep, relax. okay. but what about after that? while hillary clinton has repeatedly said she won't run for president again, this is the same woman who says politics is in her dna. she is after all a clinton. and with a resume that includes secretary of state, senator, first lady, well, a democratic nomination is probably hers for the taking if she wants it. vice president joe biden's keeping the door open to a possible 2016 presidential run although he recently acknowledged it might depend on the economy. a memo to the vice president might also depend on hillary clinton. here's the question, is hillary clinton the answer? go to cnn.com/caffertyfile or go to our post on "the situation room" facebook page. never too early to start speculation. >> special for those of us who are political news junkies. i've been saying for a while no inside information.
leave as one of the most popular members of the obama administration. clinton talks about how she's been in the political spotlight for 20 years. and she wants her life back. fair enough. says she wants to sleep, relax. okay. but what about after that? while hillary clinton has repeatedly said she won't run for president again, this is the same woman who says politics is in her dna. she is after all a clinton. and with a resume that includes secretary of state, senator, first lady, well, a...
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obama is a very popular man here. in local elections a number of candidates changed their name to obama to get more votes. the government on the other hand is less engaged because of the economy. the united states used to be brazil's main trading partner. now it's china. >>> i'm leone lakhani. people in the middle east don't like to wake up early. but this lot has been here through the night way before sunrise just to wuch those election results coming in. the u.s. ambassador was here a few minutes ago, saying he felt like he was in a vegas casino. he didn't know what time it was. >> i'm vladmir duthiers in lagos, nigeria, everyone breath lesl lessly waiting to see who would be the president of the united states. people here have always supported the president. it was no different last night. during a mock election, barack obama carried the day here in lagos. he won 254 votes to mitt romney's 35 votes. [ male announcer ] can a car be built around a state of mind? ♪ announcing the all-new 2013 malibu from chevrolet.
obama is a very popular man here. in local elections a number of candidates changed their name to obama to get more votes. the government on the other hand is less engaged because of the economy. the united states used to be brazil's main trading partner. now it's china. >>> i'm leone lakhani. people in the middle east don't like to wake up early. but this lot has been here through the night way before sunrise just to wuch those election results coming in. the u.s. ambassador was here...
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jessica, is the obama administration saying anything about the graham and schumer plan as it starts to formulate here? >> hey, ted. they haven't commented on the plan so far this week, but graham and schumer are re-engaging on a proposal that those two senators first outlined in march of 2010, and the white house supported that r proposal then. that proposal has four specific components, not just tightening the bord, but the key component is a biometrics social security card so only those here legally can be hired. that is sort of can considered the key linchpin that could get a lot of republicans on board. also a path to legalization, a process for admitting temporary workers. it sort of is considered a framework for a comprehensive plan that the white house said they very much would like to get done for the president in the second term. >> what about the timing? why now? why is this being brought up after the election? there is exit polling that showed that majority of americans want something done on this. what is pushing this right now? >> well, a couple of things, first of all, th
jessica, is the obama administration saying anything about the graham and schumer plan as it starts to formulate here? >> hey, ted. they haven't commented on the plan so far this week, but graham and schumer are re-engaging on a proposal that those two senators first outlined in march of 2010, and the white house supported that r proposal then. that proposal has four specific components, not just tightening the bord, but the key component is a biometrics social security card so only those...
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barack obama is winning by 30 votes. george bush lost the hispanic votes by nine points but now it's up to 30 points again. the growing groups, the spread against republicans is getting bigger. it's a double whammy. >> also the republican party does not know how to deal on the issue of gay and lesbian americans. they are not mentioned. democratic candidates at least mention the word. you never hear about it from republicans. >> they were increasingly in that position. we started this by talk about how the democrats going into this campaign had 19 states. they won five times in a row. you start talking about what john king was talking about and new states being added to that coalition and it backs really hard. >> as we wait for president obama and we anticipate him very shortly, you can see the crowd eagerly anticipating him. what do we anticipate him saying tonight? this is crucial. he knows his legacy is at stake. he wants to get things done. what happens now? >> it has nothing to do with the speech but i suspect he may
barack obama is winning by 30 votes. george bush lost the hispanic votes by nine points but now it's up to 30 points again. the growing groups, the spread against republicans is getting bigger. it's a double whammy. >> also the republican party does not know how to deal on the issue of gay and lesbian americans. they are not mentioned. democratic candidates at least mention the word. you never hear about it from republicans. >> they were increasingly in that position. we started...
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politico asked obama's campaign manager which republican he had feared the most. this is what was said. >> i think huntsman would have been a tough candidate. i can tell you he's a good guy. we looked at his profile in a general election and thought he would have been difficult. >> i need quick answers from both of you. but i know l.z. you said nice things about huntsman in the past. are you surprised by hearing this now by what jim messina said? >> i wish he'd said it last year. it might have helped huntsman some then. look, i think huntsman is a principled leader, something that's very thoughtful. you know, he also -- he had a hard time distinguishing himself from the pack, but i think we are going to see a very good slew of candidates for the republican party in four years. >> l.z.? >> you know, you said it best. i've been a huge huntsman supporter since he announced his candidacy. i know for a fact that people within the obama administration as well as the campaign were legitimately fearful of huntsman early on. the fact that jon huntsman wasn't able to get a
politico asked obama's campaign manager which republican he had feared the most. this is what was said. >> i think huntsman would have been a tough candidate. i can tell you he's a good guy. we looked at his profile in a general election and thought he would have been difficult. >> i need quick answers from both of you. but i know l.z. you said nice things about huntsman in the past. are you surprised by hearing this now by what jim messina said? >> i wish he'd said it last...
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obama care. we achieve many of those savings by ending the overpayments to some of the private insurance companies within medicare. >> but we don't have health care costs under control. and that still is -- obama care did not address the rising cost of health care. frankly, some say wasn't even meant to. it was about access to health care. we can -- we can -- we can fight that battle all over again. but, bottom line, i think, is that, you know, mitch mcconnell and others have said that, you know, they're the ones who are bending. they're not seeing the bending from the democrats. let's listen to mcconnell for a second here. >> republicans have stepped out of our comfort zone, we've been clear about what we'll do and what we won't, and yet we remain at an impasse. leading us to ask, why? because a vocal minority on the hard left continues to argue to leaders of their party from the president on down that democrats in washington should do absolutely nothing about short-term or long-term spending pr
obama care. we achieve many of those savings by ending the overpayments to some of the private insurance companies within medicare. >> but we don't have health care costs under control. and that still is -- obama care did not address the rising cost of health care. frankly, some say wasn't even meant to. it was about access to health care. we can -- we can -- we can fight that battle all over again. but, bottom line, i think, is that, you know, mitch mcconnell and others have said that,...
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they new mitt romney didn't want to do it and voted for president obama. he has the authority of the election behind him, and that gives him a good hand here. >> david let me ask you about grover norquist. the man who authored the pledge that so many reps signed and mike lee was the latest to say there's a lot of ways to skin a cat and back off the pledge. grover spoke to soledad on cnn. here was his comment. >> if you want to go to your voters and say, i promised you this, and i'm breaking my promise, you can have that conversation with them. you don't have an argument to we. you made a commitment to voters. >> he says he will try to unseat people that go against the pledge? is this a real risk that people that are up for re-election could lose jobs over this it or no? >> it is a real risk. it's not just grover norquist, it's the club for growth and other entities that do that. understand what direction these people leading the party in. they concede the republican party is a fundamental congressional and oppositional force. the whole point of the pledge
they new mitt romney didn't want to do it and voted for president obama. he has the authority of the election behind him, and that gives him a good hand here. >> david let me ask you about grover norquist. the man who authored the pledge that so many reps signed and mike lee was the latest to say there's a lot of ways to skin a cat and back off the pledge. grover spoke to soledad on cnn. here was his comment. >> if you want to go to your voters and say, i promised you this, and i'm...